“To best care for patients, it is not enough to listen with a stethoscope and to view an echocardiogram. Patients are more than heart sounds and heart images. By photographing ... read more about “A Cardiologist Uses Poetry and Photography to Treat His Patients…and Himself” – Joseph Gascho
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Founder of Messengers of Peace-Liberia to head regional advocacy for the United Network of Young Peacebuilders
Gwendolyn Myers, a graduate of the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at Eastern Mennonite University, has been appointed regional coordinator for West and Central Africa by the United Network of Young ... read more about Founder of Messengers of Peace-Liberia to head regional advocacy for the United Network of Young Peacebuilders

Pediatrician to share research on therapeutic foods and childhood malnutrition
Alumnus Thaddeus May returns to campus Monday, Nov. 23, to present a Suter Science Seminar about research on childhood nutrition and an especially lethal variant of protein energy malnutrition called ... read more about Pediatrician to share research on therapeutic foods and childhood malnutrition

Prayer, discussion, fellowship, fun: weekly Worship Nights benefit from leadership of pastoral, ministry assistants
Making s’mores over a campfire, going out for milkshakes, praying for each other, reading scripture, or conversing about the complexities of life: students in Eastern Mennonite University’s residence halls are ... read more about Prayer, discussion, fellowship, fun: weekly Worship Nights benefit from leadership of pastoral, ministry assistants

Royals men’s basketball team meets D-I James Madison University for the first time since 1975
Keith Phillips was the head men’s basketball coach at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in the 1970s when Mike Fratello, an assistant coach under Lou Campanelli at nearby Madison College, wandered ... read more about Royals men’s basketball team meets D-I James Madison University for the first time since 1975

Grad student — at EMU to study restorative justice and civic engagement — wins humanitarian award for recent activism
Darsheel Kaur, a first-year graduate student at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), has been awarded a Youth Humanitarian Award by the Greater Dayton, Ohio chapter of ... read more about Grad student — at EMU to study restorative justice and civic engagement — wins humanitarian award for recent activism

Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices
“We started out in a bad situation, and nothing got better … I tried to go to work,” said the unmarried father of a one-year-old. Despite working full-time, he was ... read more about Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices

Youth symphony, children’s choir to share the stage Nov. 22
Valley music aficionados will have a rare opportunity Sunday, Nov. 22, as the Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Chorus (SVCC) perform together for just the ... read more about Youth symphony, children’s choir to share the stage Nov. 22

Runner, leader, speaker, writer: senior Jolee Paden considers the future
Whether you’re playing soccer, cross-country, tennis or golf, a strong core is key. There’s no avoiding it: athletes of all kinds have to work their abs. ABS is a convenient ... read more about Runner, leader, speaker, writer: senior Jolee Paden considers the future

Ex-Isaac’s chief and EMU alumnus Phil Wenger excited to lead Lancaster County Conservancy
When Phil Wenger stepped down nearly two years ago as head of Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches, the restaurant chain he built, he made it clear he wasn’t retiring. He had ... read more about Ex-Isaac’s chief and EMU alumnus Phil Wenger excited to lead Lancaster County Conservancy